Libby Appeals Sentencing Ruling

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: June 20, 2007

I. Lewis Libby Jr., who is facing prison for lying in an investigation in a C.I.A. leak case, has asked a federal appeals court to delay his sentence. Mr. Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, was sentenced on June 5 to 30 months in prison. The judge in the case, Reggie B. Walton, last week affirmed his earlier decision that Mr. Libby should not be allowed to remain free until his appeals were exhausted.